Amendment Total N (mg g-1 dw) Total C
(mg g-1 dw)
S
(mg g-1 dw)
DW* (%)
Molasses, 30% 11.9 278.5 1.5 22.7
Humic acid extract, 100% 11.6 417.1 6.0 3.5
Malt extract, 30% 7.9 389.2 0.9 25.4
* - dry weight
Table 1: Total nitrogen, carbon and sulphur concentrations in amendments used for pre-treatment of ceramic beads.